Hydrangea is amazing for its beauty and splendor of flowering. For many gardeners, it is a dream, because the bush is completely covered with delicate inflorescences. Hydrangea flowers are mainly of two shades - white and pink. The plant belongs to the Hortense family, which has about 100 species.
Among the whole variety of species, one can find direct growing and climbing, evergreen, dwarf, and frost-resistant. In Russia, hydrangea is tree-like and panicled. Hydrangea flowers are valued for their decorativeness, so many gardeners want to get seedlings of this beauty to decorate suburban areas. Designers often include these plants in landscaping compositions. Depending on the variety, the shrub can grow up to 2 m in height. An extraordinarily beautiful sight is a hydrangea in the fall. At this time, on one plant, hydrangea flowers and seed bolls, as well as foliage of different colors, can be observed. But not only in the garden plots this amazing beauty is found. As a home flower, hydrangea is also grown, but you need to know about the main rules of care.
It can be grown from a stalk, branch or part of a bush. It is better to do this in spring or autumn. In regions with a cool climate, it is worthwhile to postpone planting until spring. In advance, you need to prepare a hole 50 * 50 * 50 cm. Any drainage should be placed on the bottom: expanded clay, broken brick, small river stone with sand. When planting a bush, the root neck should not go underground. The soil is slightly compacted and watered abundantly, additionally mulch the soil around the plant with peat (this will prevent the rapid evaporation of moisture). In the summer, it is necessary to fertilize. Hydrangea flowers take a lot of energy from an adult plant, therefore, along with organics, minerals must be added. In spring and early summer, potassium sulfate or urea is used, and in the fall - superphosphate. It is worth noting that excess watering is just as harmful as drought.
Planting material is harvested from the second half of summer. The best time is July, and in warmer areas it is possible later. Green shoots that have not yet had time to become covered with thick bark are selected for cuttings. They are selected from the apical stems, leaving 2-3 buds per stalk. The lower leaves need to be torn off, and the upper leaves should be left, cutting only half. For rooting as soon as possible, the lower part of the cut can be treated with a growth accelerator and planted in a light sandy substrate.
Top is better to cover with a film. It is worth remembering regular watering. After about 3 weeks, the shoots should take root, and next year flowers will grow from these cuttings. Hydrangea garden (photo above) loves lighted places, but can not stand the direct impact of the rays. The best place is a moving shadow. Plants can adapt to the shade, but flowering will be weak and not so long. A plant overwinters with a temperature of 3 to 8 degrees of frost, but with more severe winters the root system suffers. Standard varieties are formed for a long time - within 4-5 years. They are disease resistant and rarely suffer from pests and parasites.